Defending champion PV Sindhu suffered a narrow defeat in a pulsating final against American Beiwen Zhang to finish runner-up at the India Open Super 500 badminton tournament, here today. Playing her second tournament of the new season, Sindhu came agonisingly close to clinching the title before losing 18-21, 21-11, 20-22 to Zhang in the women’s singles final. READ | PV Sindhu thrashes Ratchanok Intanon to enter India Open finalPrior to today’s loss, Sindhu had won twice and lost once at the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier last year against the American. Mathias and Christinna had combined at the Denmark Open for the first time and finished runners-up at China Open Super Series Premier and Hong Kong Open Super Series last year. READ | Saina Nehwal, Carolina Marin bow out of India Open quarter-finals“It is a long season and we would be playing at European Championship and All England next, which would be a big challenge,” she added.

Source: Hindustan Times February 04, 2018 14:08 UTC